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On our way down to Chilton County we were lured to the Sybil Temple at
the crest of Shades Mountain in Vestavia Hills by these girls in hoop
dresses. They are "Vestavia Belles" and represent the city
as hostesses at festivals and other events. In honor of the Vestavia
Dogwood Festival, these young ladies and their chaperones gave us some
free cookies and lemonade, and then posed for photographs on a windy
day, well after the dogwoods had dropped their blooms.